PHILIPPIANS Chapter 4 (GNB)

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4:1   So then, my friends, how dear you are to me and how I miss you! How happy you make me, and how proud I am of you!---this, dear friends, is how you should stand firm in your life in the Lord.

4:2   Euodia and Syntyche, please, I beg you, try to agree as sisters in the Lord.

4:3   And you too, my faithful partner, I want you to help these women; for they have worked hard with me to spread the gospel, together with Clement and all my other fellow workers, whose names are in God's book of the living.

4:4   May you always be joyful in your union with the Lord. I say it again: rejoice!

4:5   Show a gentle attitude toward everyone. The Lord is coming soon.

4:6   Don't worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart.

4:7   And God's peace, which is far beyond human understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus.

4:8   In conclusion, my friends, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable.

4:9   Put into practice what you learned and received from me, both from my words and from my actions. And the God who gives us peace will be with you.

4:10   In my life in union with the Lord it is a great joy to me that after so long a time you once more had the chance of showing that you care for me. I don't mean that you had stopped caring for me---you just had no chance to show it.

4:11   And I am not saying this because I feel neglected, for I have learned to be satisfied with what I have.

4:12   I know what it is to be in need and what it is to have more than enough. I have learned this secret, so that anywhere, at any time, I am content, whether I am full or hungry, whether I have too much or too little.

4:13   I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me.

4:14   But it was very good of you to help me in my troubles.

4:15   You Philippians know very well that when I left Macedonia in the early days of preaching the Good News, you were the only church to help me; you were the only ones who shared my profits and losses.

4:16   More than once when I needed help in Thessalonica, you sent it to me.

4:17   It is not that I just want to receive gifts; rather, I want to see profit added to your account.

4:18   Here, then, is my receipt for everything you have given me---and it has been more than enough! I have all I need now that Epaphroditus has brought me all your gifts. They are like a sweet-smelling offering to God, a sacrifice which is acceptable and pleasing to him.

4:19   And with all his abundant wealth through Christ Jesus, my God will supply all your needs.

4:20   To our God and Father be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

4:21   Greetings to each one of God's people who belong to Christ Jesus. The believers here with me send you their greetings.

4:22   All God's people here send greetings, especially those who belong to the Emperor's palace.

4:23   May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

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